Category Archives: Original Nonfiction

Puppy Love Recently on Facebook and Twitter, I stated that those who say they wouldn’t change a thing about their pasts are either lying or overly stubborn. I caught some flack for that claim. One of my friends misunderstood; … Continue reading →

If You Ask Me Nirvana’s Nevermind as Cultural Bomb I suppose every generation has at least one do-you-remember-where-you-were-when-it-happened event. Some are Earth-, or at least nation-, shattering: the storming of the Bastille, the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand, the … Continue reading →

Has Anybody Seen My Teeth? 5 Bodily Changes and Other Minor Tragedies If you’re a fan of pretty much any professional sport outside of golf or bowling, you’ve probably heard announcers lamenting the increasing age and declining skills of … Continue reading →

Catch-Up: Random Thoughts about Events and People in the News So thanks to the end of the semester, I haven’t written anything here in nearly two weeks. In that time, lots of things have happened—some incredibly important, some less … Continue reading →

Has Anybody Seen My Teeth? 4 “Whose Hands Are These?” A few months back, Kalene and I were watching an episode of Strange Addictions. The subject of that week’s program was a young woman addicted to tanning. She went … Continue reading →

Has Anybody Seen My Teeth? 3 On Feline Philosophy Sometimes I wonder what it’s really like to be a cat. Then I remember that, as I get older, I probably already know. They spend most of their day sleeping … Continue reading →

Has Anybody Seen My Teeth? 2 “I Don’t Like Old Movies” When you’re a teacher, sometimes nothing makes you feel older than your students. Take the average college freshman. He or she is likely eighteen years old, the … Continue reading →

Has Anybody Seen My Teeth? 1 “They Grow up so Fast” Sometimes, nothing makes you feel older than your own kids. One day, you’re watching them come into the world. The next, they’re studying for their driver’s exam … Continue reading →

Has Anybody Seen My Teeth? Introduction On October 26th, 2010, I woke up and realized that I was forty years old. Now understand that I was an English major, so any time I find myself doing math, I have … Continue reading →

Whose Language Is It, Anyway? Musings on Words Fair and Foul Several years ago, I found myself in an annoying online conversation with one of my oldest daughter’s friends. It started out civilly enough, but eventually, due to the … Continue reading →